JP2011242688A - Information processing apparatus, information processing system and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of suppressing generation of a second explanation sound under a situation where an explanation to an operator is not appropriate when a first explanation sound and the following second explanation sound are to be generated.SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus comprises: receiving means for receiving an attribute concerning an operator or an operator's environment; extraction means for extracting waiting information, required when an explanation is given to the operator, from a waiting information storage device in which an attribute and waiting information concerning the waiting which lies between an explanation and a succeeding explanation are correspondingly stored based on the received attribute; explanation information storage means for storing explanation information; generation means for generating the explanation information as a sound; detection means for detecting an operator's state; correction means for correcting the waiting information based on the operator's state; and control means for controlling an interval between the explanation and the succeeding explanation generated by the generation means based on the waiting information corrected by the correction means.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing program.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133826 is a device that presents guidance information to a user according to the situation, and includes a time condition tag that represents a time at which the guidance information should be presented and a place condition that represents a place at which the guidance information should be presented A markup language based on a predetermined specification having at least a tag, an output information tag representing the content of guidance information, and a tag representing a script including the one or more tags as an instruction for instructing an operation related to output of guidance information The set of the time condition tag and time information, the set of the location condition tag and the location information, and the set of the output information tag and the guidance information to be output are described as a series of instructions by the tag representing the instruction. Means to input a summary guidance script, and obtain the current time and current situation, or virtual current time and virtual A means for generating a current situation of the current location and an instruction described in the input guidance script according to the current time and current location obtained by the situation acquisition or the situation generation, and the time during the instruction If a condition tag is included, it is determined whether or not the current time corresponds to the time information specified in the time condition tag, and if it corresponds to the time information, the guidance information specified in the subsequent output information tag is When the location condition tag is included in the instruction, it is determined whether or not the current location corresponds to the location information specified in the location condition tag. Instruction processing means for deciding to output guidance information specified in a subsequent output information tag; Outputs guidance information determined by the Rakushon processing means, guidance information presentation device is disclosed which is characterized in that it comprises a means for presenting to the user.

  Further, Patent Document 2 is a device that manages operation data, and includes a time condition tag that represents a time at which guidance information should be presented, a place condition tag that represents a place at which guidance information should be presented, and the contents of the guidance information. The time condition tag is described in a markup language based on a predetermined specification having at least an output information tag that represents the tag and a tag that represents the script including the one or more tags as an instruction for instructing an operation related to output of guidance information A guide script in which a set of the time information, a set of the location condition tag and the location information, and a set of the output information tag and the guidance information to be output are grouped as a series of instructions by the tag representing the instruction. The input means to input from the terminal connected with the terminal, and at least time information and location information are described. A route that contains information indicating the reservation status of the use of the location specified in the location information at the time specified in, or information indicating the status of the location specified in the location information at the time specified in the time information Alternatively, an operation management database for managing data on points or facilities, and for each instruction extracted from the guidance script input by the input means, time information and location information included in the instruction, and each of the operation management database The time information and the location information described in the data are compared, and if they match, the information indicating the reservation status or the information indicating the status of the location is obtained as a result, and the guidance script is obtained according to the result. Adjusting means for correcting the contents of the network, and a guidance script obtained by the adjusting means Connected operation control apparatus using a guiding script and an outputting means for outputting the terminal is disclosed in.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an advertisement information providing system comprising advertisement provider equipment that collectively manages advertisement information requested by a store by assigning an identification number to each store, and a navigation terminal device that guides a moving body. The advertisement provider equipment includes providing means for providing the advertisement information to a user, and receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the navigation terminal apparatus, wherein the navigation terminal apparatus includes the advertisement information. Input means, guidance means for guiding the mobile body to the store based on the advertisement information, and an arrival notification signal is sent to the advertisement provider equipment when reaching a predetermined range including the store And an advertisement information providing system including a sending means.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a personal information system for searching for information based on a position and providing the information to a user. The type of information included in data in a global positioning system (GPS) database is disclosed in Patent Document 4. A selection means that allows a user to pre-select interests of the user, wherein the selection means provides a predetermined interest by operating the selection means, and a global positioning system (GPS ) Means for determining location data associated with the user using a receiver, and the GPS database includes data providing information with each assigned location and assigned telephone number, provided by the user Search data from the GPS database according to search conditions that represent the items of interest as input A search means for providing set extraction data using said position data, additional physical parameters including at least one of the direction of movement or velocity, and said predetermined interest Means, providing means for providing the set extracted data to the user, and another enabling the user to select data from the set extracted data provided by the providing means Selecting means, wherein the telephone or telephone interface calls the assigned telephone number for the data selected from the set extracted data without the user having to dial individual digits of the predetermined telephone number. The system can be applied automatically, and the system can be used in at least two different modes of travel, including walking and driving. A personal information system characterized by providing a more detailed information than when driving while adjusting the message display to suit the user's speed It is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 5 discloses guide data storage means for storing point data of properties and streets along the road, local properties, video and audio guide data for guiding the properties, and map images of roads and guide properties. Map image data storage means for storing data, display output means for displaying and outputting guide videos and map images of the property to be guided, audio output means for outputting guidance voice of the property to be guided, and detecting and tracking the current position A current position detection means; a property extraction means for extracting a property included in a predetermined area from the current position based on point data from the guide data storage means; a guidance status signal based on the property extracted by the property extraction means and the current position; A guide that outputs and converts the guide data from the guide data storage means into a video signal and an audio signal for guidance and outputs them at a predetermined position. A map image output means for reading out the map image data based on the current position from the map image data storage means and outputting a map image display signal; a guide output of the video signal by the guide output means; and a map image by the map image output means. A switching means for switching between the output and an operation means for instructing switching between the map image output and the guide output, and the switching means guides from the map image output when the guide status signal is output by the guide output means. There is disclosed a guide system characterized in that switching to output is performed and at least switching between video signal guide output and map image output is selectively performed when a switching instruction is given by an operation means.

  Patent Document 6 discloses a user terminal used in a system that provides information to a user terminal, and a detection unit that detects position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal; A transmission unit that transmits the position information detected by the detection unit to a server, and the latitude and longitude of an object corresponding to the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server for the position information transmitted by the transmission unit A receiving unit that receives service information corresponding to at least one three-dimensional spatial range information including the position information among a plurality of three-dimensional spatial range information composed of altitude and bubble diameter, and the service received by the receiving unit A display unit for displaying information and the number of fingers applied to the housing of the user terminal are detected to determine the right and left hands used by the user, and the detection unit detects the right and left according to the determination result. Slope Characterized in that it is configured with the use hand determination section for acquiring the opposite angle of inclination, the user terminal is disclosed from time.

  Patent Document 7 discloses a method for automatically creating a sentence for guiding a place of a destination for a requested destination, and a medium to be output from a user's request, A first procedure for extracting an output destination and a destination, and inputting the data in the corresponding range from the map database, road network database, and space object network database regarding the destination, and inputting in the first procedure With respect to the obtained data, a candidate for a first landmark for specifying a rough location of the destination is selected, a route from the first landmark to the destination is extracted, and the first landmark and Based on the positional relationship between the destination and the route, a spatial word previously determined corresponding to the positional relationship condition is selected, and the first landmark candidate that has succeeded in selecting the spatial language is selected as the first label. A second procedure for selecting as a mark, and storing the space word as a positional relation expression between the first landmark and the destination, a first landmark selected in the second procedure, and a position Regarding the relational expression, for a spatial object included in the area, a second landmark candidate for specifying the destination location is selected, and a route from the second landmark to the destination is extracted. The second landmark that has succeeded in selecting a spatial word by selecting a spatial word previously determined in accordance with the positional relationship condition based on the positional relationship between the second landmark, the destination, and the route. Is selected as a second landmark, and the spatial word is stored as a positional relationship expression between the second landmark and the destination, and the first selected in the second procedure Landmarks and ranks With respect to the relational expression and the second landmark selected in the third procedure and the positional relational expression, a place guidance sentence is created and edited, and the signal is converted and set for each output medium. There is disclosed a method for automatically creating a place guidance sentence, characterized by having a fourth procedure to be output first.

  Patent Document 8 also includes means for storing video and audio guide data for guiding a property for the purpose of confirming the current position, the position of the guided property, and the surrounding situation even after the property guidance is started. , Means for storing map image data, means for displaying and outputting a guide video and map image of the property to be guided, means for outputting guidance voice of the property to be guided, means for detecting and tracking the current position, and guide data Is converted from the guide data storage means into a video signal and audio signal for guidance for guidance and output, means for reading out the map image data and outputting a display signal for the map image, and switching the display output between the map image and the guidance image. And an operation means having a key for instructing switching between the guidance video and the map image, and switching between the guidance video signal and the map image display signal to guide the vicinity of the current position. It is disclosed that selectively outputs a video and a map image of the guide along with the matter of the guidance voice.

  Patent Document 9 is a device that provides guidance information such as routes, and distributes various route information such as recommended sightseeing courses and date courses and additional information via a network or electronic media, The goal is to provide a route guidance service that anyone can use anytime and anywhere. Mark up a series of instructions that have time information, location information, and guidance information for guidance, and can represent them in time series. A script for guidance described in a language is prepared in the center or media, and the script conversion unit converts the guidance script selected by the operation input unit into structured data for guidance, and passes it to the instruction processing unit. Based on this structured data, the instruction that matches the current time or current point obtained from the situation acquisition unit Perform ® down, it is disclosed that outputs the guidance from the guidance output unit.

Japanese Patent No. 3548459 Japanese Patent No. 3884418 Japanese Patent No. 4174177 Japanese Patent No. 4362123 Japanese Patent No. 2952173 Japanese Patent No. 3811071 Japanese Patent No. 3963234 JP 07-326000 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-215211

  The present invention generates the sound of the first explanation and the sound of the second explanation, and the sound of the second explanation even though it is not suitable for explaining to the operator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing program that are capable of suppressing the occurrence of a problem.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, an accepting means for accepting an attribute related to an operator or an environment of the operator, an attribute, and standby information that is information related to standby between the explanation and the next explanation are stored in association with each other. Based on the attribute received by the receiving means from the standby information storage device, the extraction means for extracting the standby information when explaining to the operator, the explanation information storage means for storing the explanation information, Based on the state of the operator detected by the detection means, the generation means for generating the description information stored in the description information storage means as sound, the detection means for detecting the state of the operator, and the extraction means Based on the standby information corrected by the correction unit, the generation unit finishes generating the explanation information as sound based on the standby information corrected by the correction unit. An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the time until the occurrence of the following description information as sound from me.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the explanation information storage means stores first explanation information relating to the first explanation for the object, second explanation information relating to the second explanation, and third explanation information relating to the third explanation. The first explanation information is information relating to an explanation performed in advance in explaining the object, and the second explanation information is an explanation performed after the first explanation. , Information related to an explanation for causing an operator to search for the target, wherein the third description information is a description performed after the second description, and is information related to the description of the target, The standby information storage device stores first standby information that is information relating to the first standby, and second standby information that is information relating to the second standby, wherein the first standby is the first standby information Between the description and the second description; The second standby is between the second description and the third description, and the extracting means extracts the first standby information and the second standby information from the standby information storage device. The detecting means detects a first state of the operator in the first standby, detects a second state of the operator in the second standby, and the correcting means includes the first state. The standby information is corrected based on the first state, the second standby information is corrected based on the second state, and the control unit corrects the first standby information corrected by the correction unit. Based on the second explanation and the second explanation by the generating means based on the second standby information which is controlled between the first explanation and the second explanation by the generating means and is corrected by the correcting means. The information processing according to claim 1, wherein control is performed during the explanation of It is the location.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the detection means detects the presence or absence of conversation or the number of people who are talking, and the correction means waits when the detection means detects that a conversation is being performed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the waiting time is corrected according to the number of people who are talking and detected by the detection unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects a time during which the operator's walking is stopped,
4. The information according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit corrects the waiting time to be longer according to a time during which the walking detected by the detection unit is stopped. 5. It is a processing device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the control means detects a predetermined action by the detection means when it is in the standby state and is within a period from a predetermined time point to the next explanation. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is controlled so as to cancel the standby and start the next description.

  The invention according to claim 6 further includes a position detection unit that detects a position of the information processing apparatus, and the control unit is configured such that when the position detected by the position detection unit is at a predetermined position, 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein control is performed so as not to cancel the standby.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the control means controls the generation means to generate a sound indicating that it is on standby between the explanation and the next explanation. It is an information processing apparatus as described in any one.

  The invention according to claim 8 includes an information processing device and a standby information storage device, wherein the standby information storage device is an attribute related to the operator or the environment of the operator, and information related to standby between the description and the next description. The information processing apparatus stores the standby information in association with each other, and the information processing apparatus receives the attribute and waits when explaining to the operator based on the attribute received by the receiving means. Extraction means for extracting information from the standby information storage device, explanation information storage means for storing explanation information, generation means for generating explanation information stored in the explanation information storage means as sound, and the operator Detecting means for detecting the state of the operator, correction means for correcting the standby information extracted by the extracting means based on the state of the operator detected by the detecting means, and the compensation And a control means for controlling the time from when the generating means generates the explanatory information as a sound until the next explanatory information is generated as a sound based on the standby information corrected by the means. Information processing system.

  According to the ninth aspect of the invention, the computer is associated with an accepting means for accepting an attribute relating to the operator or the environment of the operator, the attribute, and standby information that is information relating to standby between the explanation and the next explanation. Extraction means for extracting standby information when explaining to the operator from the stored standby information storage device based on the attribute received by the reception means, and explanation information storage means for storing the explanation information And generating means for generating explanation information stored in the explanation information storage means as sound, detection means for detecting the state of the operator, and the state of the operator detected by the detection means, Based on the standby information corrected by the correcting means, the correcting means for correcting the standby information extracted by the extracting means, and the generating means An information processing program for functioning as a control means for controlling the time between after the end of generation until generation of the next description information as sound as.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the first aspect, the first explanation sound and the next second explanation sound are generated as compared with the case where the present configuration is not adopted, and the explanation will be given to the operator. It is possible to suppress the generation of the sound of the second explanation even though the state is not suitable for.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the second aspect, the first standby is controlled by the first state of the operator in the first standby, and the second is controlled by the second state of the operator in the second standby. Waiting can be controlled.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the third aspect, the standby time can be corrected according to the presence or absence of conversation or the number of people who are talking.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the standby time can be corrected according to the walking of the operator.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the fifth aspect, the standby can be canceled by the operation of the operator.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, when the information processing apparatus is at a predetermined position, it is possible not to cancel the standby.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the seventh aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the operator is on standby.

  According to the information processing system of the eighth aspect, the first explanation sound and the next second explanation sound are generated as compared with the case where the present configuration is not adopted, and the explanation is given to the operator. It is possible to suppress the generation of the sound of the second explanation even though the state is not suitable for.

  According to the information processing program of the ninth aspect, the first explanation sound and the next second explanation sound are generated as compared with the case where the present configuration is not adopted, and the explanation is given to the operator. It is possible to suppress the generation of the sound of the second explanation even though the state is not suitable for.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of an information terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement | achieves this Embodiment. It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of this Embodiment. It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of a standby parameter table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of an explanatory information table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of a position and object table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship example of a user and object. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by this Embodiment. It is a graph which shows the example of a relationship between waiting time and the number of people. It is a graph which shows the example of a relationship between waiting time and the number of people. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of a standby parameter determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of a distribution table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a setting of the standby | waiting time according to an operator's attribute. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a setting of the standby | waiting time according to an operator's attribute. It is a flowchart which shows the example of standby control processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific process example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a relationship between operation and a process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific process example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific process example.

Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment for realizing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance of the information terminal 100 according to the present embodiment.
The information terminal 100 includes a play & pause button 110, a second button 120, a memory card insertion slot 130, a volume control volume 140, a power button 150, an earphone 160, and a strap 170.
The information terminal 100 is a portable device, and outputs a description about the object as a sound divided into a plurality of times by an operator's operation or control of a control module 400 described later in the information terminal 100. Therefore, a certain time interval (first description) ends, and a waiting time is generated as a time interval until the next description (second description) starts. In addition, the information terminal 100 is used as, for example, a sightseeing guide device used when an operator strolls around a sightseeing spot, a guide device for explaining art objects in a museum, or the like.
The play & pause button 110 is a button that can be operated by the operator. When this button is pressed, when the explanation sound is not reproduced, the instruction sound is instructed to be reproduced, and the explanation sound is reproduced. When it is, it becomes an instruction to pause.
The button 120 once again is a button that can be operated by the operator. When this button is pressed, an instruction to reproduce the explanation sound reproduced immediately before is given. If it is pressed while the explanation sound is being reproduced, it is an instruction to reproduce the explanation sound from the beginning.
The memory card insertion slot 130 is inserted with a memory card storing a program according to the present embodiment, information about standby (to be described later) (hereinafter referred to as standby information), sound content, and the like, and reads the information or the information terminal 100. Information such as the operation history is recorded on the memory card. Here, the sound content is information for generating sound and includes, for example, information related to explanation (hereinafter referred to as “description information”), music as BGM, sound effects, and the like.
The volume adjustment volume 140 can be operated by the operator and is used to adjust the volume of the explanation sound.
The power button 150 is a button that can be operated by the operator, and is a button for turning the information terminal 100 on and off.
Earphone 160 outputs an explanation sound. Note that, instead of the earphone type, a headphone type or a speaker may be used.
The strap 170 is a hanging strap for hanging on the operator's arm.

  Further, the information terminal may be a general-purpose information terminal instead of the dedicated information terminal 100 as illustrated in FIG. For example, a general-purpose information terminal having a touch panel display may be covered with a cover having two operation holes so that the information terminal can be operated through the two operation holes. That is, the playback & pause button display area and the button display area having the same functions as the play & pause button 110 and the button 120 again illustrated in FIG. 1 can be displayed on the touch panel display, and only the display area can be operated. The touch panel display may be covered with the cover thus made.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a computer that implements the exemplary embodiment. The information terminal 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 has the computer hardware illustrated in FIG.

  The information terminal 300 and the external DB 390 are connected via a communication line 399. Examples of the communication line 399 include Bluetooth (registered trademark), mobile communication, and the like, and the information terminal 100 or the like may have a telephone function in addition to the communication function. However, the communication function is not essential and may be omitted. The external DB 390 stores the program, standby parameters, sound content, and the like of the present embodiment, and may be stored in the information storage device 350 in the information terminal 300 via the communication line 399 and the communication device 360. . The external DB 390 may receive and store information such as an operation history of the information terminal 100 stored in the information storage device 350 via the communication device 360 and the communication line 399.

The information terminal 300 includes a central processing unit 310, a sensor device 320, a sound output device 330, a UI device 340, an information storage device 350, a communication device 360, and a power source 370.
The central processing unit 310 is connected to the sensor device 320, the sound output device 330, the UI device 340, the information storage device 350, the communication device 360, and the power source 370, and controls these devices. That is, a program such as the control module 400 illustrated in FIG. 3 is executed. Specifically, it is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like.
The sensor device 320 is a sensor for detecting the state of the operator, for example, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a sensor for counting steps, a position sensor such as GPS (Global Positioning System, Global Positioning System), etc. One or a combination of these sensors). The sensor device 320 may be provided in the main body of the information terminal 100 or the like, or may be provided in the earphone 160. By being provided in the earphone 160, the state of the operator's face (for example, facing down or up, crawling, etc.) is detected.

The sound output device 330 corresponds to the earphone 160 and may be a headphone or a speaker as described above.
The UI device 340 corresponds to the play & pause button 110 and the button 120 again, and detects an operation by the operator.
The information storage device 350 stores programs used by the central processing unit 310, standby parameters, sound contents, and the like. For example, it downloads from external DB390 and memorize | stores those information. Specifically, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a memory card inserted into the memory card insertion slot 130, and the like are applicable.
The communication device 360 communicates with the external DB 390 via the communication line 399. In addition, communication with other information terminals 300 or the like may be performed.
The power source 370 supplies power to each device in the information terminal 300.

Among the above-described embodiments, the computer program is a computer program that reads the computer program, which is software, in the hardware configuration system, and the software and hardware resources cooperate with each other. Is realized.
Note that the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 shows one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and is a configuration that can execute the modules described in the present embodiment. I just need it. For example, some modules may be configured by dedicated hardware (for example, ASIC), and some modules may be in an external system and connected via a communication line. In particular, it may be incorporated in a mobile phone, a portable digital music player, or the like.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of the present embodiment.
The module generally refers to components such as software (computer program) and hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in the present embodiment indicates not only a module in a computer program but also a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment is a computer program for causing these modules to function (a program for causing a computer to execute each procedure, a program for causing a computer to function as each means, and a function for each computer. This also serves as an explanation of the program and system and method for realizing the above. However, for the sake of explanation, the words “store”, “store”, and equivalents thereof are used. However, when the embodiment is a computer program, these words are stored in a storage device or stored in memory. It is the control to be stored in the device. Modules may correspond to functions one-to-one, but in mounting, one module may be configured by one program, or a plurality of modules may be configured by one program, and conversely, one module May be composed of a plurality of programs. The plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Note that one module may include other modules. Hereinafter, “connection” is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (data exchange, instruction, reference relationship between data, etc.). “Predetermined” means that the process is determined before the target process, and not only before the process according to this embodiment starts but also after the process according to this embodiment starts. In addition, if it is before the target processing, it is used in accordance with the situation / state at that time or with the intention to be decided according to the situation / state up to that point.
In addition, the system or device is configured by connecting a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, and the like by communication means such as a network (including one-to-one correspondence communication connection), etc. The case where it implement | achieves by etc. is also included. “Apparatus” and “system” are used as synonymous terms. Of course, the “system” does not include a social “mechanism” (social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, when performing a plurality of processes in each module or in each module, the target information is read from the storage device for each process, and the processing result is written to the storage device after performing the processing. is there. Therefore, description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. Note that the storage device here may include a hard disk, a RAM, an external storage medium, a storage device via a communication line, a register in the CPU, and the like.

  The information processing apparatus according to this embodiment is an apparatus that outputs sound content as sound. As shown in the example of FIG. 3, the control module 400, the current position detection module 440, the sound content reproduction module 450, the standby manual operation, and the like. A release instruction module 460, a state detection module 470, and a standby log analysis module 480 are provided.

  The control module 400 includes a standby parameter determination module 410, a sound content control module 420, and a standby control module 430, and controls output of sound content such as explanation information. When outputting a plurality of explanation information for one object (for example, when there are a plurality of explanations for explaining one sightseeing object), the next explanation information is output after the explanation information is output. The time (standby time) until output (hereinafter also referred to as standby) is controlled. Note that the control module 400 may control each standby time as a result by controlling the timing of outputting each piece of explanatory information instead of the standby time.

The standby parameter determination module 410 is connected to the sound content control module 420 and the standby control module 430, determines a standby parameter (variable) for setting the standby time, and sets the standby parameter as the sound content control module 420 and the standby. Pass to the control module 430. The module configuration in the standby parameter determination module 410 will be described later using the example of FIG. The standby parameters include a standby time, a sound generated during the standby (a sound indicating that the standby is performed, for example, music as BGM, etc.), a volume of the sound, and the like.
The sound content control module 420 is connected to the standby parameter determination module 410 and has a sound content storage module 425. The sound content reproduction module 450 outputs the sound content stored in the sound content storage module 425 according to the standby parameter determined by the standby parameter determination module 410. Regarding the determination of the sound content to be output, the sound content control module 420 calculates the distance between the position information detected by the current position detection module 440 and the target position information, and the distance is a predetermined distance. If it is determined that the sound content is closer, the sound content reproduction module 450 outputs the sound content corresponding to the target.

  The sound content stored in the sound content storage module 425 is information for generating sound, for example, sound information, text information for converting into the sound information, and the like. More specifically, the sound information includes wav data, MP3 data, and the like. The text information may be text information itself, or information to which information (information about inflection) for conversion into wav data or the like is added. Further, the content of the sound content is, for example, an explanation about the object, and more specifically, an explanation that the object is nearby, an explanation of where the object is, an explanation of the object, and the like.

  The standby control module 430 is connected to the standby parameter determination module 410, and controls the standby time based on the standby parameter determined by the standby parameter determination module 410. This controls the time when the explanation information by the sound content control module 420 is generated as sound. Further, the standby parameter includes the standby parameter extracted by the standby parameter extraction module 520 (see FIG. 4) in the standby parameter determination module 410 or the standby parameter corrected by the standby parameter correction module 550 (see FIG. 4). Further, when the standby manual cancellation instruction module 460 detects the cancellation of the standby by the operation of the operator, the standby manual cancellation instruction module 460 controls to cancel the standby and output the next explanation information. Then, a log of the standby time (for example, information in which the explanation information ID to be output next, the start time of standby, and the end time of standby (the time when the play & pause button 110 is pressed) is associated) Pass to the standby log analysis module 480.

Further, when the standby control module 430 detects a predetermined operation by the state detection module 470 when the standby control module 430 is in a standby state and is within a period from a predetermined time point to the next description, the standby control module 430 May be controlled so as to start the next description. Here, “within a period from a predetermined time point to the next description” refers to a period from a certain time point to the start of the next description. For example, the latter half of the standby period corresponds. However, it does not necessarily mean that it is later than half of the standby period, and it may be within a period starting from a predetermined time point and starting from the next scheduled end point. The setting of “predetermined time point” may be determined by the time from the previous explanation, the time until the next explanation, the ratio in the standby period, and the like. In addition, the “predetermined operation” is an operation indicating that the operator is near the target, that is, the description of the target may be started. For example, when the target is on the top, the operator's face is directed upward. In addition to simply facing up, it may be an operation that has been facing upward for a predetermined time or more.
In this standby release process, the standby control module 430 may perform control so as not to release the standby when the position detected by the current position detection module 440 is at a predetermined position. In other words, if the movement has been detected when it has not yet reached the target, the description should not be started. Therefore, using the position information detected by the current position detection module 440, “ When the information terminal 100 or the like (operator) is at a “predetermined position” (for example, x meters or more away from the object), the standby is not canceled. That is, control is performed so as not to start the description.

  Further, the standby control module 430 may control the sound content control module 420 so that the sound content reproduction module 450 generates a sound indicating that it is in standby during the standby according to the standby parameter. For example, BGM or the like is generated even during standby.

  The control module 400 is connected to the current position detection module 440, the sound content playback module 450, the standby manual release instruction module 460, the state detection module 470, and the standby log analysis module 480.

The current position detection module 440 detects the current position of the information terminal 100 (that is, the position of the operator), and passes the detected position information to the standby parameter determination module 410 of the control module 400. Specifically, GPS is applicable.
The sound content reproduction module 450 corresponds to the sound output device 330 illustrated in FIG. 2, is controlled by the sound content control module 420, and generates sound content stored in the sound content storage module 425 as sound.
The standby manual release instruction module 460 detects that the play & pause button 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 has been pressed. That is, in the standby state, it is detected that the play & pause button 110 has been pressed, and the detection is passed to the standby control module 430 of the control module 400.

The state detection module 470 is a sensor for detecting the state of the operator, and passes the detected state information to the standby parameter determination module 410 of the control module 400. For example, a microphone, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a sensor for counting the number of steps, and the like are applicable. The sensor device 320 may be provided in the main body of the information terminal 100 or the like, or may be provided in the earphone 160.
The state detection module 470 may be provided in the earphone 160 to detect the state of the operator's face (for example, facing down or up, scolding, etc.).

For example, the state detection module 470 may detect whether or not a conversation is occurring with a microphone.
Further, the state detection module 470 may detect the number of people who are talking using a microphone and a voice recognition module. Further, the number of information terminals 100 and the like in the vicinity may be detected using a Bluetooth communication function. That is, the number of devices that can communicate with Bluetooth is detected. This means that if one person has one information terminal 100 or the like, the number of persons is detected.
For example, the state detection module 470 may detect whether or not the operator is moving by using an acceleration sensor. In which direction the operator is moving may be detected by a geomagnetic sensor. The step count of the operator may be detected by a step count sensor. Moreover, you may detect the time when an operator's walk has stopped with the acceleration sensor or the step number sensor. Further, by combining with the position information detected by the current position detection module 440, the position information of the operator that is more detailed than the GPS may be detected.

  The standby log analysis module 480 receives the standby log passed from the standby control module 430 of the control module 400 and generates a standby parameter by analyzing the log.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of the present embodiment.
The standby parameter determination module 410 includes a profile information reception module 510, a standby parameter extraction module 520, a standby parameter storage module 530, a state detection result reception module 540, and a standby parameter correction module 550.

The profile information reception module 510 is connected to the standby parameter extraction module 520 and receives an attribute (hereinafter also referred to as a profile) related to the environment in which the operator or the operator uses the information terminal 100 or the like. For example, a predetermined profile may be accepted, or a setting device such as the information terminal 100 may be used to set the profile before using the information terminal 100 or the like.
The attributes of the operator include, for example, gender, age group (generation), visual acuity, whether or not a person is healthy.
Attributes relating to the environment in which the operator uses the information terminal 100 and the like include, for example, weather, road conditions (asphalt, muddy, etc.), opening hours of tourist facilities, congestion status, and the like.

The standby parameter extraction module 520 is connected to the profile information reception module 510, the standby parameter storage module 530, and the state detection result reception module 540. Based on the attributes of the operator or the like received by the profile information reception module 510, The standby parameter in the case of explaining to the operator is extracted from the standby parameter storage module 530. The extracted standby parameter is passed to the standby control module 430 or the standby parameter correction module 550.
The standby parameter storage module 530 is connected to the standby parameter extraction module 520, and corresponds to an attribute such as an operator and a standby parameter that is information about standby between the explanation (output of explanation information) and the next explanation. I remember it.
The state detection result reception module 540 is connected to the standby parameter extraction module 520 and the standby parameter correction module 550, and receives the state of the operator detected by the state detection module 470.
The standby parameter correction module 550 is connected to the state detection result reception module 540, and corrects the standby parameter extracted by the standby parameter extraction module 520 based on the state of the operator received by the state detection result reception module 540. To do. For example, when it is detected by the state detection module 470 that a conversation is being performed, the waiting time is corrected so as to increase, or the waiting time is determined according to the number of people who are speaking detected by the state detection module 470. Correct. In addition, for example, the standby time is corrected to be longer according to the time during which walking detected by the state detection module 470 is stopped. Note that the standby parameter storage module 530 may be a storage device connected outside the information terminal 100 via a communication line. That is, in this case, the standby information extraction module 520 may extract the standby information from the standby parameter storage module 530 connected to the outside based on the attribute received by the profile information reception module 510.

Although the description about one object is divided into a plurality of times in the above description, a more specific example shows a case where the description is divided into three.
The sound content storage module 425 stores first explanation information, second explanation information, and third explanation information related to the object. Here, the first explanation information is information related to the explanation performed in advance when explaining the object. Specifically, for example, there is an explanation that the object is nearby, a signal that informs the start of the explanation, and the like. Applicable. The cue signaling the start of the explanation is, for example, a sound such as “ping”, and such an effect sound may be generated to make the operator perceive the start of the explanation. The second explanation information is an explanation that is performed after the occurrence of the first explanation information, and is information related to an explanation for causing the operator to search for the target. Specifically, for example, where the target is located. This explanation applies. The third explanation information is an explanation performed after the occurrence of the second explanation information, and is information related to the explanation of the target. Specifically, for example, the explanation about the target itself corresponds.

Since the explanation is divided into three, two standbys occur.
The standby parameter storage module 530 stores a first standby parameter that is information related to the first standby and a second standby parameter that is information related to the second standby. Here, the “first standby” is from the end of the generation of the first description information to the start of the generation of the second description information, and the “second standby” is the end of the generation of the second description information. To the start of the generation of the third explanation information.
The standby parameter extraction module 520 is based on the attribute received by the profile information reception module 510 (either one or both of the operator attribute and the attribute related to the environment in which the operator uses the information terminal 100). A first standby parameter and a second standby parameter are extracted from 530.

  The state detection module 470 detects the first state of the operator in the first standby, and detects the second state of the operator in the second standby. The state includes, for example, the number of accompanying persons other than the operator, the direction in which the operator is moving, the orientation of the operator's face, and the like.

The standby parameter correction module 550 corrects the first standby parameter based on the first state, and corrects the second standby parameter based on the second state.
The standby control module 430 controls between the first description and the second description by the sound content reproduction module 450 based on the first standby parameter corrected by the standby parameter correction module 550, and the standby parameter correction module 550. Based on the second standby parameter corrected by the above, a control is performed between the second description and the third description by the sound content reproduction module 450.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration example of the standby parameter table 600.
The standby parameter table 600 stored in the standby parameter storage module 530 has an attribute column 610, a standby time A column 620, a standby A (BGM) column 630, a standby time B column 640, and a standby B (BGM) column 650. ing. This is a case where there are three pieces of explanatory information for one target (when two standbys occur).
The attribute column 610 stores an operator attribute or an attribute related to an environment in which the operator uses the information terminal 100 or the like. For example, as described above, the attributes of the operator include gender, age group, visual acuity, whether or not a person is healthy. Attributes relating to the environment in which the operator uses the information terminal 100 and the like include weather, road conditions (asphalt, muddy, etc.), opening hours of tourist facilities, congestion status, and the like. There may be a plurality of standby time A columns 620. This is to support a plurality of attributes. In addition, when there are a plurality of attributes, standby parameters are required for the combination. That is, the number of rows in the standby parameter table 600 increases.

The standby time A column 620 stores the first standby time for the target and attribute.
The standby A (BGM) column 630 stores an identifier of sound content (for example, BGM) generated by the sound content reproduction module 450 during the first standby.
The standby time B column 640 stores the second standby time for the target and attribute.
The standby B (BGM) column 650 stores an identifier of sound content (for example, BGM) generated by the sound content reproduction module 450 during the second standby.

  The standby parameter extraction module 520 reads from the standby parameter table 600 the standby parameters (standby time A column 620, standby A (BGM) column 630, standby time B column 640, standby B) corresponding to the attributes received by the profile information reception module 510. (Information stored in (BGM) column 650).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration example of the explanation information table 700.
The explanation information table 700 stored in the sound content storage module 425 has a target column 710, a description A column 720, a description B column 730, and a description C column 740. This is a case where three pieces of explanation information correspond to one target.
The target column 710 stores a target identification code.
The description A column 720 stores the identification code (file name or the like) of the first description information corresponding to the target.
The description B column 730 stores the identification code (file name or the like) of the second description information corresponding to the target.
The explanation C column 740 stores the identification code (file name, etc.) of the third explanation information corresponding to the target.
The sound content control module 420 uses the description information table 700 to extract the identification code of the description information corresponding to the target identification code, extracts the description information from the sound content storage module 425, and the sound content playback module 450 The explanation information is generated as sound.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration example of the position / target table 800.
The position / target table 800 stored in the sound content storage module 425 has a position column 810 and a target column 820.
The position column 810 stores target position information. The position information detected by the current position detection module 440, for example, latitude and longitude.
The target column 820 stores the target identification code of the target at that position.
The sound content control module 420 extracts a target identification code of a target corresponding to the position information detected by the current position detection module 440 from the position / target table 800. The correspondence between the position information in the position column 810 and the position information detected by the current position detection module 440 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the positional relationship between the user 900 and the target 990. The current position detection module 440 detects the position of the information terminal 100 or the like that the user 900 has. The position information of the target 990 is stored in the position column 810 of the position / target table 800. The sound content control module 420 generates the description information associated with the target 990 as a sound based on the positional relationship between the user 900 and the target 990.
For example, when the distance 930 from the user 900 to the target 990 is within the search range A910, it is determined that the distance is close and the user 900 generates the explanation information associated with the target 990 as a sound. .

  Further, the judgment when approaching the target and the judgment when leaving the target may be different. This will be described with reference to FIG. The search range A910 from the user 900 is assumed to be shorter than the search range B920 from the user 900. When the user 900 approaches the target, it is determined that the target within the search range A910 is close, and explanation information corresponding to the target is generated. When the user 900 leaves the target, that is, after determining that the description information for the target is generated, the user 900 has moved away from the target, so that the generation of the description information is distant from the search range B920. Suppose. That is, when there is a target in the search range B920, it is determined that the target is close, and generation of the explanation information corresponding to the target is not interrupted. As described above, the determination distance is different between approach and departure because the position information detected by the current position detection module 440 may vary, and this may be dealt with. That is, it is for suppressing that the generation and stop of the explanation information are switched by a slight movement.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment.
In step S1002, profile information receiving module 510 receives profile information.
In step S1004, the standby parameter extraction module 520 extracts the standby parameter and determines the standby parameter.
The processing from step S1006 to step S1020 is processing related to voice guidance. That is, processing for generating the description information as sound and processing for controlling standby are performed.
In step S1008, the current position detection module 440 obtains current position information.
In step S1010, the sound content control module 420 performs explanation point approach determination processing. The determination as described above is performed using FIG. That is, when the distance 930 from the user 900 to the target 990 is within the search range A910, it is determined that the distance is close. Otherwise, it is determined to be far away.
In step S1012, the sound content control module 420 determines the determination result of step S1010. If it is far, the process returns to step S1008, and if it is close, the process proceeds to step S1014.

In step S1014, the sound content control module 420 performs a reproduction process of the audio information 1 (generation of the first explanation information).
In step S1016, the standby control module 430 performs standby control processing. This process will be described later using the example of FIG.
In step S1018, the sound content control module 420 performs a reproduction process of audio information 2 (generation of second explanation information).
In step S1022, the standby log analysis module 480 adds up the standby logs. For example, when the standby is canceled by the standby manual cancellation instruction module 460, the standby time is detected and stored as a log of the attribute.
In step S1024, the sound content control module 420 performs standby parameter generation processing. For example, a waiting parameter for the attribute is newly generated based on the log stored in step S1022. Then, the process returns to step S1004.

The flowchart illustrated in FIG. 9 is a case where there is one standby. When there are two standbys, step S1016 and step S1018 (audio information 3 reproduction process) may be inserted after step S1018.
When there are three or more standbys, a plurality of sets of step S1016 and step S1018 (audio information N reproduction process, N ≧ 3) may be inserted.

The process of step S1024 performed by the sound content control module 420 will be described with reference to the examples of FIGS.
10 and 11 are graphs showing an example of the relationship between the standby time and the number of people. This is a basic distribution chart of waiting time plotted on the horizontal axis and the number of people on the vertical axis. For the creation of this, the waiting release time for each subject by manual release of N persons (when the play & pause button 110 is pressed as a play button) is sampled and calculated, and the result is calculated as a basic standby distribution. In the example of FIG. 11, a basic distribution is created for each attribute such as generation.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration example of the standby parameter determination table 1300. The standby parameter determination table 1300 is generated from the attribute-basis basic distribution illustrated in FIG. That is, for each attribute, the target and standby identification codes and the standby time are stored in association with each other.
The standby parameter determination table 1300 includes a target column 1310, a pause ID column 1320, and a T3 (s) column 1330.
The target column 1310 stores a target target identification code.
The pause ID column 1320 stores a standby identification code.
The T3 (s) column 1330 stores the standby time.

Next, standby parameter determination processing in accordance with the user's history (log) will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. It is an example of the process of step S1014.
With reference to the distribution of waiting time in a certain object, it is extracted what percentage of the distribution the waiting time (that is, the user's history) due to manual release by a person is located. For example, suppose that Mr. A's waiting time is at a point of 67% in the distribution of the object. In this case, as a waiting parameter for the object that Mr. A has not yet experienced, the waiting time is located at a point of 67% in the distribution of the object. In the case of the distribution illustrated in FIG. 14, since it is 3.2 seconds that is located at 67%, the waiting time of Mr. A is set to 3.2 seconds. Further, the distribution table 1400 may be used as a table indicating the distribution illustrated in FIG.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the distribution table 1400. The distribution table 1400 has a distribution value column 1410 and a Tc (s) column 1420. The distribution value column 1410 stores the distribution value, and the Tc (s) column 1420 stores the standby time for the distribution value. With reference to the distribution table 1400, the standby time corresponding to 67 (%) in the distribution value column 1410 is extracted from the Tc (s) column 1420.

Further, as an example of the processing in step S1014, the standby time may be changed based on the time of the day.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a setting example of the standby time according to the attribute of the operator. It is the graph which took the deviation from the average waiting time of the waiting time by the person's manual cancellation on the vertical axis, took the travel time of the day on the horizontal axis, and plotted the correspondence between the deviation of the travel time and the waiting time. In general, as the travel time of a day becomes longer, the user tends to get tired and the deviation of the waiting time from the average waiting time tends to increase. From this graph, the correction amount may be obtained by the following equation.
y = ax + b
Here, y is a standby time, x is a travel time of the day, a is a coefficient, and b is an average standby time in the attribute.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a standby control process. This is the process of step S1016 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG.
In step S1702, the standby control module 430 performs standby state sound reproduction processing to the sound content control module 420 according to the standby parameter (the standby A (BGM) column 630 or the standby B (BGM) column 650 of the standby parameter table 600). Let it be done.
In step S1704, the standby control module 430 performs preliminary standby correction processing. For example, the standby control module 430 may cause the standby log analysis module 480 to perform the process of step S1014 described above.

In step S1706, the standby control module 430 performs explanation point leaving determination processing. The determination as described above is performed using FIG. That is, when the distance 930 from the user 900 to the target 990 is within the search range B920, it is determined that the distance is close. Otherwise, it is determined to be far away.
In step S1708, the standby control module 430 determines the determination result in step S1706. If close, the process proceeds to step S1710, and if far, the process proceeds to step S1716.

  In step S1710, standby parameter correction module 550 performs standby parameter correction processing during standby. As described above, when the state detection module 470 detects that a conversation is being performed, the standby time is corrected to be increased. The waiting time is corrected according to the number of people who are talking detected by the state detection module 470. For example, when there are more than a predetermined number of people, it correct | amends so that standby time may be lengthened. Or if the number of detected conversations increases, it correct | amends so that waiting time may be lengthened. Moreover, it correct | amends so that standby time may be lengthened according to the time when the walk detected by the state detection module 470 has stopped.

In step S1712, the standby control module 430 performs standby cancellation processing. The standby manual release instruction module 460 detects whether or not the play & pause button 110 has been pressed, or whether or not the standby time has elapsed. If it is detected that the play & pause button 110 has been pressed, or if it is detected that the standby time has elapsed, it is determined that a standby release instruction has been issued.
In step S1712, the standby control module 430 determines that it is the latter half of the standby period, and if the state detection module 470 detects an operation that may start the description of the target, the standby release is performed. It may be determined that there is an instruction.
Note that even when the standby control module 430 detects an operation that may start the description of the target, the distance between the position detected by the current position detection module 440 and the target is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance. In this case, it may be determined that there is no standby release instruction.

In step S1714, the standby control module 430 checks the standby release instruction in step S1712, and if there is a standby release instruction, the process proceeds to step S1716, and if there is no standby release instruction, the process returns to step S1706.
In step S1716, the standby control module 430 causes the sound content control module 420 to perform standby state sound stop processing. Then, the process returns to step S1018 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. If it is determined in step S1708 that it is far, and the process in step S1716 is performed, the process returns to step S1022 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific processing example.
FIG. 17A shows an example of processing contents in time series. A-0: 1802 indicates that the first explanation information is generated as sound, and standby-1: 1804 indicates the first content. A-1: 1806 is generating the second description information as a sound, A-2: 1808 is a second waiting state, A-1: 1806 -2: 1810 indicates that the third explanation information is generated as a sound.
As illustrated in the example of FIG. 17B, it is assumed that the user 1860 comes near the target 1870. In this case, it is determined that the process is close in step S1012 in the flowchart shown in the example of FIG. Then, as the first explanation information, a voice “There is a monument nearby” flows from the earphone 160 (A-0: 1802 in FIG. 17A).
Then, after the first standby (standby-1: 1804 in FIG. 17A), as the second explanation information, the voice “The stone monument is under the tree standing in front of you” is heard. (A-1 in FIG. 17A: 1806).
Until the user 1860 searches for a nearby place and finds the monument, that is, after the second waiting (waiting in FIG. 17 (a) -2: 1808), the third explanation information is “This monument is 1120 ... "flows from the earphone 160 (A-2: 1810 in FIG. 17A).

  Standby-1: 1804 and standby-2: 1808 are standby times that are standby parameters according to the user 1860 or the environment. During the standby time, the state of the operator or the operator is as described above. When an operation is performed, the waiting time becomes longer or shorter.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between an operation and a process. This process is a process when the user comes close to the target.
In step S1902, the sound content control module 420 reproduces “notification content” that is the first explanation information.
In step S1904, the standby control module 430 performs first standby (pause) control.
When the first standby time (which may be the first standby time after the standby parameter is corrected) has passed, the standby control module 430 releases the standby, or in step S1906, the operator performs information If the playback & pause button 110 of the terminal 100 is pressed as a playback button, the process proceeds to step S1908.

In step S1908, the sound content control module 420 reproduces “target location explanation content” that is the second explanation information.
In step S1910, standby control module 430 performs second standby (pause) control.
When the second waiting time (which may be the second waiting time after the waiting parameter is corrected) has passed, the waiting control module 430 releases the waiting, or the information is changed by the operator in step S1912. If the playback & pause button 110 of the terminal 100 is pressed as a playback button, the process proceeds to step S1914.
In step S1914, the sound content control module 420 reproduces “target detailed description content” that is the third description information.
In step S1916, when the button 120 of the information terminal 100 is pressed again by the operator during the processing in step S1902 or step S1904, “notification content” is reproduced. Similarly, when the button 120 of the information terminal 100 is pressed again by the operator during the processing of step S1908 or step S1910, “target location explanation content” is reproduced. When the operator presses the button 120 again on the information terminal 100 during the process of step S1914, the “detailed description content of target” is reproduced.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a more specific processing example.
The user 2010 approaches the object 2020 that is a tourist object. Generally, the user 2010 does not know the place where the tourist object is located (see FIG. 19A).
The latitude and longitude of the user 2010 are detected by the GPS, and the nearby object 2020 is searched. A short message (first explanation information “There is a monument nearby”) is reproduced with an alarm to the user 2010 (see FIG. 19B). At this time, the user 2010 may be taking a picture of the scenery. In spite of being in such a state, it will be in the way if explanations are reproduced one after another, so a waiting time is provided.

Thereafter, the explanation about where the object 2020 is (the second explanation information, “The stone monument is under the tree standing in front of the eyes”) is reproduced (see FIG. 19C). At this time, the user 2010 may take time to find the monument. In spite of being in such a state, it is confusing if explanations are reproduced one after another, so a waiting time is provided.
After that, the explanation contents of the subject 2020 (the third explanation information "The stone monument is written about the historical incident, Kamakura's 00, which was this place about 800 years ago .... ..)) is reproduced (see FIG. 19D).
When the reproduction of the explanation of the target 2020 is finished, an end alarm indicating that the explanation is finished is reproduced. The user 2010 leaves the place and continues the sightseeing walk (see FIG. 19E).
In addition, while the explanation information is being reproduced, it may be difficult to hear the explanation due to external noise. In such a case, the user 2010 presses the button 120 again and listens again (see FIG. 19F).

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific processing example.
FIG. 20A shows an example of processing contents in time series. B-1: 2102 generates the first explanation information as sound, and B-2: 2106 indicates the second content. The explanation information is generated as a sound, the standby-2: 2108 is in the second standby state, and the C-1: 2110 is the third explanation information as a sound. Show. This example shows that the first standby time is 0 seconds.
As shown in the example of FIG. 20B, it is assumed that the user 2160 comes near the target 2170. In this case, it is determined that the process is close in step S1012 in the flowchart shown in the example of FIG. Then, as first explanation information, a voice “This torii is the third torii. This torii is ...” flows from the earphone 160 (B-1: 2102 in FIG. 20A).
Immediately thereafter, as the second explanation information, a voice “Please pass through this cave” flows from the earphone 160 (B-2: 2106 in FIG. 20A).
Until the user 2160 travels through the cave and finds the target 2180 in the cave, that is, after the second waiting (waiting in FIG. 20 (a) -2: 2108), the third explanation information is “ The voice “This company that has been seen in front of the eyes ...” flows from the earphone 160 (C-1: 2110 in FIG. 20A).

  Standby-2: 2108 is a standby time that is a standby parameter according to the user 2160 or the environment. During the standby time, when the operator's state or the operator performs the operation as described above, The waiting time becomes longer or shorter.

The program described above may be provided by being stored in a recording medium, or the program may be provided by communication means. In that case, for example, the above-described program may be regarded as an invention of a “computer-readable recording medium recording the program”.
The “computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded” refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, such as “DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,” and DVD + RW. Standard “DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.”, compact disc (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), Blu-ray disc ( Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark), magneto-optical disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash Includes memory, random access memory (RAM), etc. .
The program or a part of the program may be recorded on the recording medium for storage or distribution. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, etc., or wireless communication It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination of these, or may be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the program may be a part of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Moreover, it may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media. Further, it may be recorded in any manner as long as it can be restored, such as compression or encryption.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information terminal 110 ... Play & pause button 120 ... Button once again 130 ... Memory card insertion slot 140 ... Volume control volume 150 ... Power button 160 ... Earphone 170 ... Strap 400 ... Control module 410 ... Standby parameter determination module 420 ... Sound content Control module 425 ... Sound content storage module 430 ... Standby control module 440 ... Current position detection module 450 ... Sound content playback module 460 ... Standby manual release instruction module 470 ... Status detection module 480 ... Standby log analysis module 510 ... Profile information reception module 520 ... Standby parameter extraction module 530 ... Standby parameter storage module 540 ... State detection result reception module 550 ... Standby parameter correction module Rule

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An accepting means for accepting an attribute related to the operator or the environment of the operator;
Based on the attribute received by the receiving means from the standby information storage device in which the attribute and the standby information that is information about the standby between the description and the next description are stored in association with each other, Extracting means for extracting standby information when explaining
Explanation information storage means for storing explanation information;
Generating means for generating the explanation information stored in the explanation information storage means as a sound;
Detecting means for detecting the state of the operator;
Correction means for correcting standby information extracted by the extraction means based on the state of the operator detected by the detection means;
Control means for controlling the time from when the explanation information is generated as sound by the generation means until the next explanation information is generated as sound based on the standby information corrected by the correction means. An information processing apparatus characterized by the above. The explanation information storage means stores first explanation information relating to the first explanation for the object, second explanation information relating to the second explanation, and third explanation information relating to the third explanation,
The first explanation information is information related to explanation performed in advance in explaining the object,
The second explanation information is an explanation performed after the first explanation, and is information related to an explanation for causing an operator to search for the target,
The third explanation information is an explanation performed after the second explanation, and is information relating to the explanation of the object,
The standby information storage device stores first standby information that is information relating to the first standby, and second standby information that is information relating to the second standby,
The first waiting is between the first description and the second description;
The second waiting is between the second description and the third description;
The extraction means extracts the first standby information and the second standby information from the standby information storage device,
The detecting means detects the first state of the operator in the first standby, and detects the second state of the operator in the second standby;
The correction means corrects the first standby information based on the first state, corrects the second standby information based on the second state,
The control means controls between the first explanation and the second explanation by the generating means based on the first standby information corrected by the correcting means, and the second corrected by the correcting means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein between the second description and the third description by the generation unit is controlled based on standby information. The detection means detects the presence or absence of conversation or the number of people who are talking,
The correcting means corrects the waiting time to be longer when the detecting means detects that a conversation is being carried out, or waits according to the number of people who are talking detected by the detecting means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time is corrected. The detection means detects a time when the operator's walking is stopped,
4. The information according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit corrects the waiting time to be longer according to a time during which walking detected by the detection unit is stopped. 5. Processing equipment. When the control means detects the predetermined operation by the detection means when it is in the standby state and is within a period from a predetermined time point to the next explanation, the standby state is canceled. Then, the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information processing apparatus is controlled to start the next description. Further comprising position detecting means for detecting the position of the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit performs control so as not to cancel the standby when the position detected by the position detection unit is in a predetermined position. . 7. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the generation unit to generate a sound indicating a standby state between the explanation and the next explanation. Information processing device. Including an information processing device and a standby information storage device;
The standby information storage device associates and stores attributes relating to the operator or the environment of the operator and standby information that is information relating to standby between the explanation and the next explanation,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the attribute;
Extraction means for extracting standby information from the standby information storage device when explaining to the operator based on the attribute received by the reception means;
Explanation information storage means for storing explanation information;
Generating means for generating the explanation information stored in the explanation information storage means as a sound;
Detecting means for detecting the state of the operator;
Correction means for correcting standby information extracted by the extraction means based on the state of the operator detected by the detection means;
Control means for controlling the time from when the explanation information is generated as a sound by the generation means until the next explanation information is generated as a sound based on the standby information corrected by the correction means. A featured information processing system. Computer
An accepting means for accepting an attribute related to the operator or the environment of the operator;
Based on the attribute received by the receiving means from the standby information storage device in which the attribute and the standby information that is information about the standby between the description and the next description are stored in association with each other, Extracting means for extracting standby information when explaining
Explanation information storage means for storing explanation information;
Generating means for generating the explanation information stored in the explanation information storage means as a sound;
Detecting means for detecting the state of the operator;
Correction means for correcting standby information extracted by the extraction means based on the state of the operator detected by the detection means;
In order to function as a control means for controlling the time from when the explanation information is generated as sound by the generation means until the next explanation information is generated as sound based on the standby information corrected by the correction means. Information processing program.

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